[TheJC] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the reversal of a Biden-era policy that gave legal immunity to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).In a letter to Analisa Torres, the judge presiding over a case in New. York against UNRWA, the DOJ withdrew its provision for legal immunity and even suggested that the agency had been founded unlawfully.
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if only this had been done 30 or so years ago
| Now is the past of the next generation. Finally — finally! — the right thing is being done. |
DOJ tells SDNY that Biden administration was wrong to argue that UNRWA was immune to Alien Tort Claims Act suit in the USA over UNRWA role in October 7 massacre. (Simon Tov v UNRWA, No. 1:24-cv-04765.) pic.twitter.com/u6JwmqHgJQ
— tedfrank (@tedfrank) April 25, 2025
| And another thing: |
Huge breaking: In a major reversal of the Biden admin’s position, the Trump DOJ now says @UNRWA has no immunity from U.S. lawsuits—opening the door to massive claims by Hamas victims.
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) April 25, 2025
The DOJ also questions whether UNRWA was legally created in the first place 🧵 pic.twitter.com/hSOghcvJeA